Species Aquilonastra cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Asteriscus cepheus Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. Braunschweig : Papier, Druck und Verlag 134 pp. 12 pls. [41].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Aquilonastra cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842). —
  O'Loughlin, P.M. & Waters, J.M. 2004. A molecular and morphological revision of the genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61: 1-40 [13] (new combination as type species of Aquilonastra)
• Asterina cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Houtman Abrolhos and Ashmore Reef, WA, to Lady Elliott Is., Qld. Depth range 0-70 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. (as Asterina burtoni Gray, 1840, in part)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Asterina burtoni Gray, 1840)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	ECHINODERMATA	16-May-2024	MODIFIED	Nish Nizar (NMV)
14-Sep-2015		12-Feb-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)